food for thought...

here is a tidbit of Po Bronson’s article in Fast Company this month…

Don’t tell me you know what you want. Of course you know what you want: fulfillment, connection, responsibility… and some excitement. The real problem is figuring out how to get it. Which is hard. Of course it’s hard. It’s supposed to be hard. If it weren’t hard, you wouldn’t learn anything along the way.

If you don’t know how to make the best of a bad situation, you will never get there. If you are not wiling to put up with some shit work, you will never recognize that a good opportunity is staring you in the face. If you are not willing to be humble and repeatedly be a beginner in new areas and learn the details faster than the next guy, you are not capable of transformation. Only by embracing these realities will you be able to answer the question “What should I do with my life now?”

**stolen from: leadingassociates.net

you may not laugh...

but i sure did

not kidding, i laughed out loud. especially cause when i read the words "sugar coat it" all i could think about was how great some puppy chow would taste.

lately i've been stress/bored eating so this is pretty applicable to my life at the moment.

thank you, dr. phil, for making me smile.

guess what i just ordered?

Okay, so the picture is tiny and you probably can't see it, but i ordered the charity churchmouse cd!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I. LOVE. CHARITY.
and when i found out today that allison had no clue who she was i almost cried so i decided she had to introduce her girls
SSSSSOOOOO EEXXCCIITTEEDD!!!

back to boston

i'm back! back to boston that it.
i flew back saturday with along with a whole plane full of marathoners. i made the mistake of wearing a nike shirt and shoes and a few runners who are apparently blind and didn't notice my body fat percentage asked me about the race, my time, the convention, etc. very awkard to admit i wasn't running.
sunday was beautiful weather and allison and i worked out in the yard all day after church.
monday was back to work. come to find out the finish line of the marathon was in copely square, not to too far from downtown where i work. so, bill, lindsay, and i walked to the race and watched as runners crossed the finish. it was pretty awesome. at&t was taking promo pics (not sure why) so we got our picture taken. if you'll notice my shoes in the picture, walking around in those heels for an hour and a half was NOT FUN. my feet were not appreciative.
my job has been mostly boring since i've returned. hopefully soon i will have something to do.

picture mania

i have around a thousand pictures from the last eight weeks and i'm too lazy to go through all of them, so i just picked a few to post (in no particular order). i promise we do work.

jp n me

a few of the crew

this just makes me laugh

radhika is my favorite person

how many people can we fit in one pic?

russell's last night

jp once again

john... yes, he's really short

kim, radhika, david

i have no explanation

two of my favorite boys: andrew and david

we go to fox every thursday (almost)

the girls at love and war in texas

noviano isn't allowed to drive in the united states

st. patrck's day at ra

ed likes to ruin pictures

please refer to previous comment

birthday boy brad at blue goose (sorry, working on my alliterations)

once again, my favorite person... i really wish she would move to boston with me

i'm going to miss these kids. all of the out of towners left on or before saturday so the hotel is empty (and lonely). radhika's quote pretty much sums it up: "why would i want to go to work if it isn't going to be fun?"

pray that tuesday goes well with uta.

i'm going to spend wed/thurs/fri in arlington and then fly back to boston on saturday. i'm ready to see dave, allison, mal, and whitney (she's crawling now and standing up!).

delayed

so... i was supposed to fly back to boston this saturday and start work on monday. however, today we found out that uta wants us to do some training, etc. on tuesday and my boss wants me here for that since they are bringing the dean and other big whigs. therefore, i am now staying in plano til at least wednesday, maybe the end of the week.
going back to boston is kind of bittersweet. i'm excited about seeing allison, dave, malarie, and whitney and starting my new role. but, i'm going to miss everyone here. radhika is staying in plano, david is going to flagstaff, and andrew is going to cincinatti (maybe i can go see jon and brooke and make a pit stop).

i have tons of pictures but am too lazy to upload them. maybe later.

on a different note, i've been super tired and feeling like crap lately and attributing it to stress at work. but doctor wilkerson called me today and informed me that my blood tests from my physical came back with super elevated levels and i have a "super virus" (apparently some nasty form of mono??). at least now i know why i've not been feeling great. the only problem is she told me to take it easy and rest. not a possibility right now with work. oh, well.

new furniture

i bought new furniture today!! does that make me officially an adult??

my college apartment couch was super old and super heavy; not to mention teal and being held together with duck tape (but at least the ducktape was teal and i had it covered with a throw). So, I decided it wasn't worth it to move it to boston and went out and bought some new stuff.

couch:

oversized chair:

by the way, ashley's is having a 50% off sale starting tomorrow if you're in need of new furniture.

and a special thanks to mary who gave me a bed so i don't have to buy one.